Lapithes (hero)
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In Greek mythology, Lapithes (/læpiːθs/);(Ancient Greek: Λαπίθης) may refer to the following figures:
- Lapithes, son of Apollo and Stilbe. He and his full brother Centaurus were believed to have given their names to the legendary races of Lapiths and Centaurs respectively.[1] Lapithes settled on the banks of River Peneus and married Orsinome, daughter of Eurynomus, by whom he became the father of Phorbas, Periphas,[2] Triopas (possibly)[3] and Diomede.[4]
- Lapithes, son of Aeolus (son of Hippotes) and father of Lesbus, who married Methymna, daughter of Macareus, and gave his name to the island of Lesbos.[5]